End of the road

[shaun]

Gerry,

I am happy for the both of you.  Congratz!!!!!!   

Shaun

[Pineau]

Thanks again guys. Things went a little haywire after my last post in this thread.
 We did go out for tea with her brother and his wife that afternoon but the whole time I felt strange, nauseous, faint and weak. At times the room got blurry and towards the end of the meeting I excused myself and staggered to the bathroom and locked myself into one of stalls. I alternated between passing and vomiting blood. This went on for a while but when it subsided I went back to the table and said our good byes and went home. After we go home the vomiting resumed. I could not hide it any more. Fiona put on her coat forced me into a taxi and off to the hospital. No more gory details. it was a blood vein in my upper GI that burst and after 5 days of blood clotting meds they managed to stop the bleeding and I left as soon as possible after that. (the made me sign a release so I wouldn't sue them.

Let me tell you something about my wonderful woman. She would not argue about the course of action she forced me to the hospital. She spend the next 5 days sitting in a hard wood chair next to my bed masaging my sore back (the hospital bed consists of a 3/4 inch pad on a sheet of stainless steel).
She arranged for her daughter to stay at the babysitters and the baby sitter would take her to school and back,.
She never left my side she clean my mess and emptied my bedpan.  She ordered meds from America instead of using Chinese products. She had blood flown in to give me a transfusion.  She took care of everything. The total was $23,000 USD she paid for it all.  I said I would pay her back when I could arrange to have the funds transferred. She only said "you is my husband. No need. you do for me when i am sick"   She did all this for a man she had  been married to for only one day.  I feel really humble .. Gerry

[JOHN1964]

Wow Gerry, Glad to hear your alright now, You are a lucky man to find such a treasure, She is one in a million, Just like mine and every man on this site, Get well and enjoy every moment with your lovely wife, Regards from MinYing and John.

[shaun]

Dang Gerry,  I am glad you are better.  I hope everything continues to improve.

[David E]

Gerry

Happy to know you are out of danger and on the road to recovery.

The $23,000 is a blast, which makes me assume you did not have Travel and Medical Insurance ??

I dont know about USA, but here I can get a 1 year travel and medical cover for $145...covers me for up to $1 million !!!

For all other travellers...maybe you should consider doing this ??

[shaun]

After what we just read it is a very good idea David.  I am sure we have something similar in the US.

[Pineau]

No I did not purchase travelers insurance.

I did on my previous trip and a couple folks here thought i was duped and the horror story I read on the internet was planted by the insurance industry.  My intuition said buy it but  blew it off at the last moment. I should have listened to my intuition.  for 166 usd I could have saved 23 k. never too old to learn.

[metooap]

Gerry,

I too-  am glad to hear that you are ok. I am also very impressed how your wife took care of you.

Man, this is something.

Also you saved me some grief as well. I am headed to the airline website right now and getting insurance.

Take care of yourself - But I do not really have to say this; do I-  You are already in great hands !

Alton

[halfpint]

A good lesson for all of us.  Glad you are now healthy.  I'm not surprised your wife took care of you like that, family seems to come 1st, its in their nature. 

Alan

[Pineau]

I need to have all the i 130 support documents translated to English and notarized. Anyone know someplace in Guangzhou that can provide that service?  Do you trust any of the paralegal types hanging around the lobby of the embassy building soliciting to help with visa applications?

Gerry

[sara]

Gerry
     first you need to meet a lewyer who works in the law office in gz. the lawyer will do  all the i 130 support documents translated to English and notarized for you. if you need a lawyer tell me. please i will give you a lawyer's name and her call phone number in gz? she helped one of  my girl friends to apply a USA visa. you would ask you wife call her and ask her all the informations for translating and notarized.
have a good luck.
sara

[Irishman]

The notorizations have to be done by an officially sanctioned place. For example, my wife and I were married in Wuhan however she lives in Guangzhou (for another four weeks!!), she had to get the notorization done in Wuhan , nowhere in Guangzhou would do it because she wasn't married in Guangzhou. Luckily she had a friend in Wuhan that got them notorized for her who then posted the documentation back to her.

[Pineau]

I am about ready to file Fiona's i130. Any recomendations o
n if I should file it here in Guangzhou or take it back to the states to file it?. I am looking for the fastest -efficient route.   BTW I am bacck in the hospital. They claimed they found annd closed the leaky vein and just needs a couple weeks to heal.

[Jason B]

Mate here is to a speedy recovery.  I wish you all the best and that you will be back on your feet very soon and that the visa process whichever way you proceed is fast and trouble free.

[JOHN1964]

Gerry, Back in hospital again, Lets hope you make a full and speedy recovery this time.